Jeju Island vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeju Island	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1080	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3087	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$456	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$1111	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$463	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1786	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	19	7
😀 Quality of life	62	62
🏙️ Population	678K	133K

The cost of living in Jeju Island is 17% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 4959th and 4205th ($1080 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 2nd in South Korea and Maldives, respectively. Check South Korea vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Jeju Island compared to 1 months in Male. Jeju Island ranked 63rd best city to live in South Korea vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4837th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeju Island vs Male

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	Jeju Island	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.19	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.6	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.53	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.81	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$412	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$326	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$822	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$982	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.46%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7330	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5069	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.21	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.8	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.7	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.08	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.74	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.31	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.2	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.4	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.6	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.1	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$368	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21433	$3201

Cost of living in other countries

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Jeju Island

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Seogwipo	$1072
16 km or 10 mi	Jeju	$1037
159 km or 99 mi	Mokpo	$998
186 km or 115 mi	Naju	$1012
187 km or 116 mi	Yeosu	$989
197 km or 122 mi	Suncheon	$1059
203 km or 126 mi	Gwangju	$1101
206 km or 128 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
228 km or 142 mi	Goto	$890
240 km or 149 mi	Tongyeong	$924
241 km or 149 mi	Namwon	$987
246 km or 153 mi	Jeongeup	$970
248 km or 154 mi	Jinju	$1054
251 km or 156 mi	Geoje	$887
267 km or 166 mi	Sacheon	$983
271 km or 169 mi	Tsushima	$903
273 km or 170 mi	Gimje	$937
275 km or 171 mi	Masan	$998
279 km or 173 mi	Jeonju	$854
281 km or 175 mi	Hirado	$891
284 km or 177 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
288 km or 179 mi	Changwon	$1075
289 km or 180 mi	Iksan	$959
291 km or 181 mi	Gunsan	$1005
294 km or 183 mi	Saikai	$886
295 km or 184 mi	Matsuura	$892
296 km or 184 mi	Iki	$902
297 km or 185 mi	Sasebo	$916
300 km or 186 mi	Gimhae	$959
301 km or 187 mi	Busan	$1060
312 km or 194 mi	Imari	$888
312 km or 194 mi	Miryang	$1030
315 km or 196 mi	Togitsu	$883
318 km or 197 mi	Nagayo	$880
318 km or 197 mi	Nagasaki	$920
318 km or 198 mi	Yangsan	$1027
319 km or 199 mi	Karatsu	$895
320 km or 199 mi	Nonsan	$1019
324 km or 201 mi	Omura	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Takeo	$881

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360